Architecture

Morning News Roundup: June 5, 2014

Architecture news and views from around the nation and beyond.

Photo of the Day: A tree grows on a building in the Mong Kok area of Hong Kong. The photograph is from a series by photographer Romain Jacquet-Lagreze that were recently published in Wild Concrete (Asia One Books, 2014).

Credit: Romain Jacquet-Lagreze/REX via Associated Press

Breaking: The Shard was evacuated this morning after smoke in the basement was reported. [The Independent] But BBC reports that the London Fire Brigade tweeted at 8:45 a.m. East Coast time that the smoke was gone, and the building would be reopened. [BBC]

Chicago has issued an RFQ for ways to light up the city à la Paris, using structures such as the city's bridges, riverwalk, the Willis Tower, Aqua Tower, the Art Institute's modern wing, and Millennium Park's Pritzker Pavilion. [Chicago Tribune]

San Francisco approves Proposition B, which would require voter approval on developments exceeding existing height limits along the waterfront. [San Francisco Business Times]

The Chinese city of Suzhou, known for its "duplitecture," is home to 56 replicas of famous bridges and landmarks from around the world. [The Guardian]

Q+A with Woods Bagot's global director of sport Dan Meis, FAIA, on the design of the new stadium in Rome. [Bloomberg]